Resources and Human Impacts

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• Coal
• animals
• petroleum (oil)
• natural gas

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

• solar powered car

• coal powered steam train

• natural gas car

• gasoline truck

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

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Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

• greater, greater

• greater, least

• least, greater

• least, least

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What would be Earth's temperature without green house gases?

• Earth's temperatures would be cold, oceans would freeze

• The same, green house gases do not affect Earth's temperature

• Earth's temperature would be 90 Fahrenheit

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

what is greenhouse effect

• the process of reflecting the heat from the back to the outer space.

• it is the process of trapping of heat from the sun by the greenhouse gases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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